27% girls in India married before 18, maternal health poor, says UN report
India continues to lag behind in reproductive health and women’s equality, the study by the United Nations said India is still struggling to stop child […]
Month: October 2017
Campaign recognises contributions of women who help others of their gender
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to showcase instances where women have stepped forward to help others of their gender, the ministry of women and child […]
India Diwali: Delhi acts against pollution menace
India’s capital is enacting a plan to combat hazardous smog, as air pollution in Delhi hits “very severe” levels New Delhi: The plan, which includes traffic […]
India’s Andhra Pradesh investigates planting of Monsanto’s unapproved GM cotton
By Mayank Bhardwaj GUNTUR: One of India’s biggest cotton-growing states has formed a panel to investigate how 15 percent of the state’s cotton acreage has been […]
Andaman and Nicobar as India’s smart islands
By Darshana M. Baruah India’s new Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, is set to celebrate Diwali in Port Blair – the only tri-services command in India. Her […]
Retrench India’s farm economy to sustain it
Our agriculture policy needs to focus on improving productivity instead of price support Here is a cautionary tale. In 2007-08, Madhya Pradesh’s Shivraj Singh Chouhan […]
Agricultural development in India – breaks & trials
By T ANAND Agricultural development is a must for the economic development of a country. “Agricultural progress is essential to provide food for growing non-agricultural […]
India’s rising problem: Urban floods
By Asit K. Biswas Politicians blame climate change but ignore need for planning and infrastructure to ease seasonal flooding that wreaks havoc in cities Tropical storm […]
For a TB-free India, break the cycle of hunger and disease
By Rajan Sankar Malnutrition and tuberculosis are India’s major public health challenges. And the importance of nutritional intervention as a weapon against tuberculosis cannot be overemphasised […]
Limited access to capital, gender bias biggest challenges for Indian women entrepreneurs
Kolkata: Lack of access to capital, gender bias at work place and a weak infrastructure in capacity building for women to derive necessary skill sets are […]